Ticker Options Intelligence

HSBC options intelligence

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 50 17 Jun 2026 17:49

Call-side pressure

Bullish pressure

HSBC currently carries bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 3.9%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.04.

Primary read Bullish

Call-side pressure

Expected move 3.9%

Near-term move context

Fresh flow 0.04

Participation is quieter

Put-call 0.32

Call-side skew

Trend fit 43

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop +2.1%

RS 13.3

Expected move3.9%
Put-call volume0.32
Volume / OI0.04
Avg IV1.10
Max pain85.00
Underlying92.67
Nearest expiry18 Jun 2026
Contracts177

Opportunity + Risk Framework

What kind of setup is this?

Context, not a recommendation
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Warning Bullish pressure over fair value

Call pressure is building while the stock sits above Sharemaestro fair value.

Activity Anomaly

Normal range

33

Activity is broadly in line with recent stored snapshots.

Volume rank0th
Volume/OI rank0th
IV rank100th

Premium Angles

What is unusual here?

Flow, pin, trend, event
Persistent pressure 11x

Bullish pressure has repeated across recent snapshots.

Today Versus Normal

30 / 90 / 180 day context

Stored options memory
Expected move 3.9% elevated
30d avg 2.8% 100th
90d avg 2.8% 100th
180d avg 2.8% 100th
IV 1.10 elevated
30d avg 0.24 100th
90d avg 0.24 100th
180d avg 0.24 100th
Put-call 0.32 elevated
30d avg 0.20 100th
90d avg 0.20 100th
180d avg 0.20 100th
Volume/OI 0.04 muted
30d avg 0.19 0th
90d avg 0.19 0th
180d avg 0.19 0th

History

Pressure and volatility trail

Pressure, move, IV, participation
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 66
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 1.32
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 58
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.15
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.24
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 69
Move 2.8%
IV 0.25
Vol/OI 0.05
17 Jun Bullish
Pressure 54
Move 3.9%
IV 1.10
Vol/OI 0.04

Classic Baseline

Current tape versus recent history

Percentile detail
Expected move 3.9% Recent avg 2.8% · 100th

Elevated versus recent tape

Avg implied volatility 1.10 Recent avg 0.24 · 100th

Elevated versus recent tape

Put-call volume 0.32 Recent avg 0.20 · 100th

Elevated versus recent tape

Volume / open interest 0.04 Recent avg 0.19 · 0th

Muted versus recent tape

Market context

Sharemaestro weekly
Close92.67
1W+2.1%
RS13.3
Fair value+81.1%
Options pressure54
Speculation41
Volatility72
Trend fit43

Strike Map

Strike activity map

Nearest expiry
Strike25.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 36
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 11 · OI 46
Strike35.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 1 · OI 10
Strike40.00
Calls · V 10 · OI 10
Puts · V 40 · OI 690
Strike45.00
Calls · V 5 · OI 0
Puts · V 2 · OI 0
Strike50.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 1
Puts · V 3 · OI 564
Strike55.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 1
Puts · V 1 · OI 181
Strike60.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 2
Puts · V 1 · OI 2204
Strike65.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 1
Puts · V 2 · OI 2860
Strike70.00
Calls · V 108 · OI 20
Puts · V 3 · OI 1431
Strike75.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 318
Puts · V 1 · OI 1099
Strike76.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 43
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike77.00
Calls · V 13 · OI 45
Puts · V 2 · OI 9
Strike78.00
Calls · V 3 · OI 31
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike79.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 3
Puts · V 0 · OI 2
Strike80.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 2379
Puts · V 2 · OI 1624
Strike81.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 34
Puts · V 1 · OI 2
Strike82.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 27
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike83.00
Calls · V 590 · OI 27
Puts · V 13 · OI 13
Strike84.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 19
Puts · V 1 · OI 14
Strike85.00
Calls · V 15 · OI 683
Puts · V 20 · OI 1045
Strike86.00
Calls · V 14 · OI 4
Puts · V 5 · OI 181
Strike87.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 24
Puts · V 2 · OI 56
Strike88.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 12
Puts · V 1 · OI 35
Strike89.00
Calls · V 49 · OI 3177
Puts · V 1 · OI 298
Strike90.00
Calls · V 30 · OI 4099
Puts · V 21 · OI 1155
Strike91.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 1069
Puts · V 60 · OI 1217
Strike92.00
Calls · V 24 · OI 135
Puts · V 3 · OI 49
Strike93.00
Calls · V 2 · OI 4104
Puts · V 7 · OI 319
Strike94.00
Calls · V 3 · OI 496
Puts · V 4 · OI 87
Strike95.00
Calls · V 28 · OI 423
Puts · V 61 · OI 30
Strike96.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 391
Puts · V 1 · OI 2
Strike97.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 60
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike98.00
Calls · V 4 · OI 85
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike99.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 28
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike100.00
Calls · V 20 · OI 1020
Puts · V 2 · OI 1
Strike102.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 4 · OI 0
Strike103.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 0
Puts · V 2 · OI 1
Strike105.00
Calls · V 8 · OI 369
Puts · V 2 · OI 1
Strike110.00
Calls · V 1 · OI 0
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Contracts70
Avg IV1.86
Put-call0.29
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Contracts41
Avg IV0.68
Put-call0.51
Expiry2 Jul 2026
Contracts36
Avg IV0.57
Put-call0.32
Expiry10 Jul 2026
Contracts30
Avg IV0.54
Put-call0.54

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
18 Jun 2026Put protection bid
Call IV0.41
Put IV2.80
Skew2.38
26 Jun 2026Put protection bid
Call IV0.28
Put IV0.94
Skew0.66
2 Jul 2026Put protection bid
Call IV0.31
Put IV0.80
Skew0.49
10 Jul 2026Put protection bid
Call IV0.29
Put IV0.70
Skew0.41

Research Graph

Related research and context

Ticker deep links

Contracts

Most active contracts

By volume
ContractHSBC260618C00083000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike83.00
Volume590
OI27
IV1.27
ContractHSBC260618C00070000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike70.00
Volume108
OI20
IV2.99
ContractHSBC260618P00095000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike95.00
Volume61
OI30
IV0.32
ContractHSBC260618P00091000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike91.00
Volume60
OI1217
IV0.57
ContractHSBC260618C00089000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike89.00
Volume49
OI3177
IV0.78
ContractHSBC260618P00040000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike40.00
Volume40
OI690
IV5.83
ContractHSBC260626C00091000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike91.00
Volume31
OI33
IV0.64
ContractHSBC260618C00090000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike90.00
Volume30
OI4099
IV0.78
ContractHSBC260618C00095000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike95.00
Volume28
OI423
IV0.32
ContractHSBC260626C00094000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike94.00
Volume25
OI213
IV0.30
ContractHSBC260618C00092000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike92.00
Volume24
OI135
IV0.53
ContractHSBC260626C00096000
SideCall
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike96.00
Volume23
OI2
IV0.27
ContractHSBC260618P00090000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike90.00
Volume21
OI1155
IV0.52
ContractHSBC260626P00089000
SidePut
Expiry26 Jun 2026
Strike89.00
Volume21
OI21
IV0.61
ContractHSBC260618P00085000
SidePut
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike85.00
Volume20
OI1045
IV0.78
ContractHSBC260618C00100000
SideCall
Expiry18 Jun 2026
Strike100.00
Volume20
OI1020
IV0.30